New Zealand vs India, 5th ODI

The winless drought overseas continues for India. It's now been 8 ODIs and 10 Tests without a win. They have another chance to set it right in the Test series coming up. Will they finally be able to break the jinx? We'll find out soon enough and look forward to your company through that as well. Until then, cheers and goodbye from everyone here.

Ayaz Memon tweets: All the gush about India's prowess in ODIs swept aside by New Zealand's 4-0 rout. Lack of depth in team & stubborn captaincy main factors.

Freddie Wilde tweets: India have now gone 8 ODI matches without a win, which equals their worst ever win-drought way back in 1981! #NZvInd

Boria Majumdar tweets: 87 run defeat. 4-0 whitewash. Disaster is an understatement. Overseas record turns from bad to worse. Disappointing not to see any fight.

Rajneesh Gupta tweets: Dhoni is second captain to win every toss in a ODI series (5+ mts) & yet not winning a single game (Other- M Taylor, Titan Cup, 1996)

Jatin Sapru tweets: As much as one would point fingers at bowlers, the openers have to accept the blame. Reputations have been knocked! Was 2013 an abberation ?

Brendon McCullum: "It's probably the best series win since the time I started playing. Extremely respectful of what the Indian team has achieved but this is a big series win for us. I think today again, Matt Henry came in and took to it easily. Some guys get the accolades but the way everyone has played their part in the jigsaw has been fantastic. Rossco (Ross Taylor) has played fantastically in the last two months. Kane as well. He's gone from strength to strength. I want to thank all the fans around the world. We have not been the most consistent team but this one is for you guys."

MS Dhoni: "Throughout the series, New Zealand played really good cricket. Their new ball bowling has been fantastic but where they took it really away from us is with their batting in the middle overs. We have a bunch of cricketers who have done well before. We back them to play their natural strokes. It's going to be an interesting Test series. It will be a good challenge and test of character more than anything else. Looking forward to it."

Taylor: "It's been a pretty good series overall. The way Kane Williamson has gone on to set up the base is terrific. Five fifties in a row is not an easy feat. We play different games. I play a little quicker than Kane but he caught up. We're settling in very well. 4 wickets on debut is no mean feat. Henry has a great future ahead of him. We'll enjoy tonight but come Thursday it will be a different ball game."

Ross Taylor is the Man of the Match for his 102.

India need some good pace bowlers and soon if they are to pose a serious threat in defending their World Cup title. New Zealand, on the other hand, have sailed smoothly. Almost everyone has contributed in a telling manner at some point in the series. The standout duo being Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. They have stamped their mark as boldly as possible. Teams will be taking them lightly at their own peril in the coming days

However, for all the batting frailties, it was really India's bowlers who will have to shoulder maximum blame. Repeatedly 300+ scores were conceded with the hosts not requiring to take much risks. Dhoni & Co persisted with pretty much a similar bowling outfit throughout the series but to no avail. This leaves their World Cup preparations in serious jeopardy.

Throughout the series it seemed that the same match was playing on a loop. Dhoni wins toss -> India would bowl -> Williamson and co will ensure a 300+ total -> batting failure with exception of Kohli (and Dhoni) for India -> NZ win. Today was no different. The bowling upfront was terrific with Kyle Mills showing the way. It was left to Kohli yet again but the asking was just too much after the slow start. Every game played out along the same lines with the exception of the 4th where India made 278 batting first. The Kiwis still managed to chase it down thanks to a Taylor special. There were moments where India would have felt that they had the match in their grasp but somehow it would slip away. It did not help their cause that neither Kohli nor Dhoni could complete a chase.

49.4 Neesham to Aaron, out Bowled!! That ends it. Right in the blockhole. Aaron backs away but misses and the ball crashes into the base of middle stump. New Zealand complete a 4-0 rout. Aaron b Neesham 0(1)

Neesham to Aaron, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

49.3 Neesham to Shami, 1 run, banged in short again, Shami tries another pull but the top edge flies wide of fine leg

49.2 Neesham to Shami, no run, good length and outside off now, Shami backs away and throws his bat out but does not connect again

49.1 Neesham to Shami, no run, short and fast, Shami tries to pull but is just too late

James Neesham [5.0-0-44-0] is back into the attack

Varun Aaron, right handed bat, comes to the crease

48.6 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, out Caught by Ronchi!! Length ball outside off, Kumar backs away and swings out but the top edge does not go too far. Ronchi settles under the steepler and Henry finishes with 4/38 on debut. Bhuvneshwar c Ronchi b Matt Henry 20(25) [4s-1]

Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

48.5 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, no run, back of a length once more, Kumar stays back to block

48.4 Matt Henry to Shami, 1 run, this time he connects, short again and pulled down to deep square leg

48.3 Matt Henry to Shami, no run, short and pacy, Shami swings out again but misses

48.2 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, catch dropped by the substitute, Peter Young-Husband. Kumar swung out hard and got a top edge. The ball went up miles and the youngster got underneath it at mid on but spills a dolly

48.1 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, no run, banged in short, Kumar ducks under

47.6 Mills to Shami, SIX, full and on the middle and leg, Shami stays in the crease and smacks it hard over the deep mid wicket fence

47.5 Mills to Shami, 2 runs, good length and outside off, Shami swings hard and gets a thick edge that flies over short third man

47.4 Mills to Shami, no run, that's gone straight through Shami. It was nipping in and missed the inside edge as Shami poked out

47.3 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, full and tailing in, Kumar heaves it wide of long on for a single

47.2 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, no run, slower one outside off, Kumar tries to dab it late but misses

47.1 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, shortish and outside off, Kumar slahes out and gets a thick outside edge over short third man

46.6 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Kumar dabs it late down to third man

46.5 Matt Henry to Shami, 1 run, full and tailing in, Shami flicks it wristily in the air through square leg

46.4 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slow and on the leg, Kumar works it to deep mid wicket

46.3 Matt Henry to Shami, 1 run, full and straight, Shami drills it hard to long on

46.2 Matt Henry to Shami, no run, another slower one, Shami was backing away but is hit on the thigh

46.2 Matt Henry to Shami, wide, the slower one goes down the leg side

46.1 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, full and on middle, Kumar knocks it down to long on

46.1 Matt Henry to Bhuvneshwar, wide, banged in short and going well over Kumar's head

Matt Henry [8.0-1-29-3] is back into the attack

45.6 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, slower one on the leg, Kumar works it away to deep square leg

45.5 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, on a good length and outside off, Kumar slices it over extra cover for a couple

45.4 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full and straight, Kumar defends it solidly to cover

45.3 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, no run, on a good length and outside off, Kumar pokes out and misses

45.2 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, FOUR, Kumar is going to throw his bat around. He swats a length delivery just over the head of mid off for a boundary

44.6 Williamson to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs, outside leg now, Kumar thwacks it past short fine leg for only a couple

44.5 Williamson to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full again, Kumar drives it back to the bowler

44.4 Williamson to Shami, 1 run, pitched up again, Shami drives it down to long off

44.3 Williamson to Shami, no run, full and straight, Shami plays it back down the track

44.3 Williamson to Shami, no ball, the ball slips out of the hand and goes over Shami's waist

44.2 Williamson to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, full toss from round the wicket, Kumar drives it to long on

Mohammed Shami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

44.1 Williamson to Dhoni, out Caught by Neesham!! Dhoni does not get a fifty. He comes down and lofts this one straight to long off. Soft dismissal but the pressure was getting to him. He had to try a few shots. That should be the final nail in the coffin. The Kiwis look elated as they close in on a momentous win. Dhoni c Neesham b Williamson 47(72) [4s-3]

Williamson to Dhoni, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

43.6 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, no run, full and straight, Kumar manages to keep it out

43.5 Mills to Dhoni, 1 run, extra bounce from a good length, Dhoni manages to tuck it away through square leg

43.4 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, full and outside off, Kumar pushes it to sweeper cover now

43.3 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, no run, good length and on the off, Kumar continues to defend

43.2 Mills to Bhuvneshwar, no run, very straight, Kumar defends it from the crease

43.1 Mills to Dhoni, 1 run, full and on the leg from round the wicket, Dhoni comes down and gets a thickish inside edge down to deep square leg for one

42.6 Williamson to Dhoni, 1 run, slow and on the leg, Dhoni works it away down to deep mid wicket

42.5 Williamson to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, on middle now, Kumar punches it down to long on

42.4 Williamson to Dhoni, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Dhoni works it away behind square on the onside

42.3 Williamson to Dhoni, no run, a full toss now, Dhoni pulls and it lands just short of mid wicket

42.2 Williamson to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run, on the middle and leg, Kumar turns it through mid wicket for one

42.1 Williamson to Bhuvneshwar, no run, flat and on the off, Kumar pushes it to cover

41.6 Mills to Dhoni, no run, full and on the leg from round the wicket, Dhoni is hit on the pad as he misses a flick. Extremely optimistic appeal for LBW from Mills turned down

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right handed bat, comes to the crease

41.5 Mills to Ravindra Jadeja, out Caught by Guptill!! As easy as it gets. Jadeja comes down the track and frees his arms to slice the ball up in the air. Guptill takes a few paces in from sweeper cover to take a simple catch. Ravindra Jadeja c Guptill b Mills 5(6) [4s-1]

Mills to Ravindra Jadeja, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

41.4 Mills to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, full and straight, Jadeja plays it solidly back to the bowler

41.3 Mills to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, slanted across, Jadeja tries to cut late but misses

41.2 Mills to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, on a good length and outside off, Jadeja comes down the track and smashes it through cover. Guptill, at sweeper cover, raced across, dived and got to the ball but it still rolls through under and into the rope

41.1 Mills to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, Mills begins with one slanted outside off, Jadeja prefers to watch it through to the 'keeper

Kyle Mills [6.0-1-8-1] is back into the attack

40.6 Williamson to Dhoni, no run, tossed up on middle, Dhoni stretches out and plays it back to the bowler

40.5 Williamson to Dhoni, no run, flat and fired in, Dhoni comes down the track and swings hard but finds short mid wicket

40.4 Williamson to Dhoni, 2 runs, a low full toss, Dhoni opens the face and drives it through extra cover for an easy couple

40.3 Williamson to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, floated outside off, Jadeja comes on the frontfoot and pushes it through cover for an easy single

Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease

40.2 Williamson to Ashwin, out Bowled!! Ashwin was backing away too early. He went way outside leg stump even as Williamson was running in. The bowler kept it simple and fired it straight on middle. Ashwin missed the cut and the ball splattered the stumps. The end is nigh. Ashwin b Williamson 7(11) [4s-1]

Williamson to Ashwin, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

40.1 Williamson to Dhoni, 1 run, full from round the wicket, Dhoni comes down the track and thumps it to long off

39.6 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 1 run, a little short, Dhoni lifts his front leg as he pulls it wide of deep mid wicket. Just a single

39.5 McClenaghan to Ashwin, 1 run, full and outside off, Ashwin leans forward and drives it to sweeper cover

39.4 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Dhoni pushes it through cover for an easy single now

39.3 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, slower and outside off, Dhoni swats it from the crease towards mid off

39.2 McClenaghan to Dhoni, FOUR, CRACK! Thunderous sound as it hits the bat. Dhoni just laid into this short ball and pulled it very hard to the mid wicket boundary

39.1 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, good length and on the off, Dhoni knocks it on the onside from the crease

38.6 Williamson to Dhoni, 1 run, a full toss on the leg now, Dhoni just turns it away through square leg to keep strike

38.5 Williamson to Dhoni, no run, similar to the previous ball, Dhoni comes down again to drill it back to Williamson

38.4 Williamson to Dhoni, no run, given a little air, Dhoni comes dow n and drives it back to the bowler

38.3 Williamson to Dhoni, no run, floated full from round the wicket, Dhoni jams it to mid wicket

38.2 Williamson to Ashwin, 1 run, tossed up on the leg, Ashwin leans forward and works it away to fine leg

38.1 Williamson to Ashwin, FOUR, sliding on short and outside off, Ashwin just leans back and cuts it in the big gap on the offside for a boundary straightaway

Kane Williamson, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

37.6 McClenaghan to Ashwin, 1 run, on the middle and leg now, Ashwin manages to get it away to fine leg to keep strike

37.5 McClenaghan to Ashwin, no run, slightly short, Ashwin plays a short arm pull to mid on

37.4 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 3 runs, Brilliant effort from Brendon McCullum to save one now. Dhoni played the pull down the ground past the bowler. Not great timing again but Brendon raced behind it from mid on and puts in a last gasp leap just inside the rope to save the boundary

37.3 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, was that a dropped catch? Seems so from the reactions. Yes it is! Brendon McCullum of all people. Dhoni was trying to loft but got the timing awry. The ball went at a good height to the NZ skipper at mid on but he just spills it inexplicably

37.2 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dhoni punches it to cover

37.1 McClenaghan to Dhoni, FOUR, banged in short, Dhoni gets away from the line and pulls it very fine intentionally to the boundary. Nicely played. The onus is on him now

36.6 Nathan McCullum to Ashwin, no run, flat and full, Ashwin plays it back down the track. That ends an absolutely outstanding spell from Nathan McCullum. He finishes with 10-1-33-1, bowling unchanged at one end.

36.5 Nathan McCullum to Ashwin, no run, on the middle and leg and Ashwin cannot do anything but play it back to short mid wicket

36.4 Nathan McCullum to Ashwin, no run, a lot slower through the air, Ashwin lunges out to turn it to mid wicket

36.3 Nathan McCullum to Ashwin, no run, sliding on again, Ashwin comes on the frontfoot to push it back to the bowler

36.2 Nathan McCullum to Ashwin, no run, flat and full from round the wicket, Ashwin pushes it down the track

Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

36.1 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, out Caught by (sub)Young-Husband!! Pretty soft dismissal but richly deserved for Nathan McCullum. Kohli comes down the track to play the loft over long on but does not get enough power. Easy catch for the substitute fielder and the Indian chase has been dealt a body blow. Kohli fails to stay on till the end, once again but you cannot fault him for that. It was a fine effort. Kohli c (sub)Young-Husband b Nathan McCullum 82(78) [4s-7 6s-3]

Nathan McCullum to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

35.6 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, very full and outside off, Dhoni gave it an almighty heave but only manages a thick inside edge onto his pad

35.5 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhoni tries to push it on the offside but gets a thick inside edge onto his boot

35.4 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, McClenaghan does some changes to his action but keeps it straight, Dhoni watches it closely and defends. McClenaghan was swinging both his arms to throw Dhoni off track

35.3 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 2 runs, the slower bouncer now, Dhoni waits on it and pulls this into the ground and in the gap through mid wicket

35.3 McClenaghan to Dhoni, wide, banged in short and going too high over Dhoni. He was standing up tall to try and swat it away but the ball still sailed over the head. Fair call

35.2 McClenaghan to Dhoni, no run, good length and very straight, Dhoni blocks it from the crease

35.1 McClenaghan to Kohli, 1 run, full and outside off from over the wicket, Kohli comes on the frontfoot to punch it to mid off for a quick single

It's time for the drinks break. 163 needed off 15 overs. If there's any pair in world cricket who could pull this off, then it's this one. Not an easy task at all though against this disciplined New Zealand side.

34.6 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, right in the blockhole, Dhoni can only jam it out. Top stuff from Nathan McCullum to give away only two in the powerplay

34.5 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, flat again and straight, Dhoni pushes it to mid wicket

34.4 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, pushed full, Kohli lofts it down to long on for one

34.3 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, flat and on the leg, Dhoni nudges it behind square on the onside

34.2 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, Whoa! That was a very close call for LBW. It was tossed up from round the wicket and hit Dhoni in front of the stumps as he missed the sweep. Three reds there! Dhoni is lucky to be still out there

34.1 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, flat and on the leg, Dhoni is hit on the pad

33.6 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length again, Dhoni hops up and plays an awkward pull through mid wicket to keep strike

33.5 McClenaghan to Kohli, leg byes, 1 run, full and on the leg, Kohli tries to flick it away but does not connect, still picks one as the ball rolls off the pad through square leg

33.4 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhoni chops it just outside the pitch on the offside. Kohli wanted the strike though and races with the bowler to make his ground in time

33.3 McClenaghan to Kohli, 1 run, short again, this time Kohli pulls it down to deep mid wicket for one

33.2 McClenaghan to Kohli, SIX, just a top edge but that has gone deep into the stands. The square boundaries are really short and the pull shot is quite a safe option here. There were three men going for the catch with one hand but 1 million dollars just slipped through their hands

33.1 McClenaghan to Dhoni, 1 run, banged in a little short, Dhoni stands up tall and pulls it down to deep square leg

Mitchell McClenaghan [6.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

The fifty partnership has come up and India now go for the batting powerplay. There's just one gear that they have to bat in from now. Get ready for some action!

32.6 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, pitched up now, Dhoni skips down and drives it hard down to long on

32.5 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Kohli turns it through square leg again for one

32.4 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, floated on the leg, Dhoni reaches forward and works it through square leg

32.3 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, a little slower again, Dhoni comes down the track and dabs the ball into the ground as an after-thought. He did not get to the pitch

32.2 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, sliding on outside off, Dhoni tries to cut it late from the crease but is beaten

32.1 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 2 runs, Mahendra Singh Dhoni cops a blow from the throw coming in. He pushed this wide of long off and called for the second. The throw came to the 'keeper but Dhoni got in the way. He's smiling. No harm done

31.6 Neesham to Dhoni, 1 run, outside off now, Dhoni pushes it between cover and point and calls for a quick single. Taken easily

31.5 Neesham to Kohli, 1 run, on the shorter side again. Kohli pulls again but it goes on the bounce to deep mid wicket. He's eyeing only boundaries by the looks of it

31.4 Neesham to Dhoni, 1 run, very straight, Dhoni does the sensible thing by nudging it on the onside to give the strike back to Kohli

31.3 Neesham to Kohli, 1 run, slightly short, Kohli pulls it now through mid wicket for just one. Kohli is unhappy with himself after playing that. He wanted another boundary

31.2 Neesham to Kohli, FOUR, What a shot! That was on a good length and outside off, Kohli stands up tall and crunches it on the up and right in the gap through cover. How on earth did he get so much power behind that one?

31.1 Neesham to Kohli, no run, very full and straight, Kohli whips it to mid on

30.6 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, pushed through once more, Kohli plays it along the carpet to long on

30.5 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, no run, no time for Kohli to try a shot, fired in quick and he taps it to mid wicket

30.4 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, on the middle and leg now, Dhoni stays in the crease and plays it late to turn it to deep square leg

30.3 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, sliding on outside off from round the wicket, Dhoni gets back and punches it to cover

30.2 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, fuller outside off, Kohli drives it down to long off for an easy single

30.1 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, FOUR, exquisite wrist-work from Kohli. He comes down the track and whips this one brilliantly in the gap through mid wicket. Top class batting

29.6 Neesham to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Dhoni prefers to leave watchfully

29.5 Neesham to Kohli, 1 run, very full and outside off, Kohli goes for the drive but gets a thickish outside edge down to third man

29.4 Neesham to Kohli, no run, angled in now, Kohli nudges it on the onside

29.3 Neesham to Kohli, SIX, brilliant timing from Kohli on this one. He comes down the track and plays a lovely pick up shot over the long on boundary. Easily done

29.2 Neesham to Kohli, FOUR, edged but there is no slip in place. This one shot up from a good length and the thick outside edge flew threw the vacant slip cordon and went on to beat third man. That gives Kohli his 30th ODI fifty. He's just a class apart in this line-up

29.1 Neesham to Dhoni, 1 run, banged in a little short, Dhoni pulls it along the ground to deep square leg

James Neesham [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

Nathan McCullum has given away just one boundary in his six overs. He's been the unsung hero of the NZ bowling attack all series. Not easy to keep the Indian batsmen quiet against spin.

28.6 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, pushed through again, Dhoni leans out to work it through square leg

28.5 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, fired in quick on the pads, Kohli pushes it to long on as well

28.4 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, flat and on the middle and leg, Dhoni punches it to long on now for one

28.3 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, very flat and straight, Dhoni taps it to cover from the crease

28.2 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, Dhoni tries to come down the track but ends up yorking himself. Jammed down the track

28.1 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up, Kohli presses forward and flicks it through square leg for one

27.6 Matt Henry to Dhoni, FOUR, some relief finally for the Indian skipper. Short and some width provided outside off, he gets back and cuts it hard between cover and point for a much-needed boundary

27.5 Matt Henry to Dhoni, no run, this is just very good bowling. Almost in the blockhole. Dhoni jams it out to short cover

27.4 Matt Henry to Dhoni, no run, very full now outside off, Dhoni squeezes it to point

27.3 Matt Henry to Dhoni, 2 runs, a knee high full toss and Dhoni misses out. He was hanging back in the crease and hits this one off the bottom of the bat past mid off

27.2 Matt Henry to Dhoni, no run, on a good length and well outside off, Dhoni does not go after it

27.1 Matt Henry to Dhoni, no run, a bit of nip in from a good length outside off. Dhoni was shaping up for a big hit but ends up chopping it down the track

26.6 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, 1 run, very full again, Dhoni jams it out to long on. Just 3 from the over and Nathan McCullum is doing a great job of backing up the seamers

24.6 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, sliding down the leg, Dhoni turns it very fine but the man at short fine leg comes around very quickly to save the single

24.5 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, no flight again, Dhoni taps it to mid wicket

24.4 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, flat and on middle, Dhoni presses forward to defend

24.3 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, fired on the leg, Dhoni is hit on the pad as he tries to work it away

24.2 Nathan McCullum to Dhoni, no run, flat and full, Dhoni pushes it down the track

Dhoni on 7999 now

24.1 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, floated full on the leg, Kohli comes on the frontfoot and punches it to long on

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

It's down to these two again. Dhoni and Kohli. Can they pull off a miracle?

23.6 Matt Henry to Rayudu, out Caught by Williamson!! Not often do you see a gully in place in ODIs, let alone take a catch but that is exactly what's happened. Rayudu needed to try something to get a boundary. He comes down the track and slashes out at a full delivery but gets a thick edge. Williamson takes a comfortable overhead catch and Henry gets his 3rd on debut. Rayudu c Williamson b Matt Henry 20(40) [4s-2]

Matt Henry to Rayudu, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

23.5 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, outside off, Rayudu stays in and dabs it straight to point

23.4 Matt Henry to Kohli, 1 run, short but going down the leg, Kohli pulls while rolling his wrists over. He gets it along the ground to fine leg

The required run-rate is touching 9 now. One of these two will need to push on. Suspect it will be Rayudu

23.3 Matt Henry to Rayudu, 1 run, on a good length and outside off, Rayudu stays in the crease and runs it down to third man

23.2 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, full and just outside off, Rayudu moves outside leg and punches it to mid off

23.1 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, full and on middle, Rayudu pushes it to mid on

Matt Henry [5.0-1-17-2] is back into the attack

22.6 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, 1 run, a little slower and on the leg, Rayudu turns it away behind square on the onside to keep strike

22.5 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, full and straight, Rayudu pushes it back to the bowler

22.4 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, on the middle and leg now, Kohli turns it softly in front of mid wicket and they run well to take the quick single

22.3 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, no run, flat and straight, Kohli plays it down the track

22.2 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, no run, fired in full from round the wicket. Kohli tries to whip it away but ends up jamming it into his boot

22.1 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, 1 run, flat and on the leg, Rayudu stays back and works it down to deep square leg

21.6 Neesham to Rayudu, 1 run, good length and outside off, Rayudu dabs it off the backfoot on the offside, stopped well by Nathan McCullum at point but he cannot save a quick single

21.5 Neesham to Kohli, 1 run, angled in now, Kohli stays in the crease and turns it neatly through mid wicket to turn the strike over

21.4 Neesham to Kohli, SIX, excellent shot from Kohli. He's had enough of sighters and comes down the track now to loft Neesham straight down the ground. The timing was not perfect but it still has enough on it to clear the rope comfortably

There is a very wide slip in place for Kohli.

21.3 Neesham to Kohli, no run, good bounce again just outside off, Kohli watches it closely and leaves

21.2 Neesham to Rayudu, 1 run, slightly short now, Rayudu lifts one leg and pulls it into the ground to deep mid wicket

21.1 Neesham to Rayudu, no run, healthy edge but it does not carry to slip. Extra bounce from a good length, Rayudu pokes out and the ball goes off the shoulder of the bat but dies before reaching first slip

20.5 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler

20.4 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, FOUR, shortish outside off stump, Rayudu cuts very late, doesn't get the timing right but the ball has enough gas to beat Henry's chase from backward point

20.3 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, quicker delivery on the off stump, Rayudu defends from the crease

20.2 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Kohli drives it down to long-on

20.1 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, punched to short mid-wicket

19.6 Neesham to Rayudu, no run, that looked ugly. Was in no position to play this short of length delivery as he advanced, was squared up completely and luckily the ball missed the outside edge

19.5 Neesham to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu softly dabs the short of length past backward point and looks to a non-existent single, sensibly Kohli sends him back

19.4 Neesham to Kohli, 1 run, this time opens the face of the bat and guides the good length delivery to third man

19.3 Neesham to Kohli, 2 runs, defends the length ball from the crease and gets a thick outside edge, the ball goes to third man

19.2 Neesham to Kohli, FOUR, Kohli drives again but this he sends it to the left of the man at mid-on who was pretty square. Nice and full on the stumps, Kohli holds a good shape while playing the shot and gets full value

19.1 Neesham to Kohli, no run, fullish just outside off stump, Kohli sends the on-drive straight to mid-on

18.6 Nathan McCullum to Kohli, 1 run, goes right back in the crease and flicks the flatter delivery to deep square leg

18.5 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, 1 run, full this time, he stays in the crease and drives it to long-off

18.4 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, dances down the track and another push to cover

18.3 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, again uses his feet but only manages to drive the flighted delivery to cover

18.2 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, Rayudu advances to go big but McCullum keeps him calm by shortening his length

18.1 Nathan McCullum to Rayudu, no run, starts off round the wicket. Flatter delivery on the off stump, pushed back to the bowler

Nathan McCullum, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

17.6 Neesham to Kohli, FOUR, overpitched and easily put away. leans forward, waits for the ball, doesn't try to over-hit it, just drives it past the bowler and it runs away past mid-on. 8 runs off the over

17.5 Neesham to Kohli, no run, another length delivery outside off stump, Kohli doesn't want to offer a shot

17.4 Neesham to Kohli, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Kohli leaves it for the keeper

17.3 Neesham to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery just shaping back in, defended off the back foot

17.1 Neesham to Kohli, FOUR, poor start for Neesham. Good length delivery down the leg side, Kohli glances it very fine and it races away to the fine leg fence. Second boundary for Kohli

James Neesham, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

16.6 McClenaghan to Rayudu, no run, bowls with a different action and bangs the ball in short, Rayudu goes for the upper cut and misses

16.5 McClenaghan to Rayudu, no run, sharp bouncer. Wanted to duck initially but opt to guide it over the keeper at the last moment, the ball was already past the batsman by then

16.4 McClenaghan to Kohli, 1 run, short delivery on the off stump, Kohli mistimes the hook to deep backward square leg

16.3 McClenaghan to Rayudu, 1 run, this time he succeeds in cutting the ball, almost slices the length ball to square third man

16.2 McClenaghan to Rayudu, no run, angles the length ball wide across, Rayudu reaches out but slices it to gully

16.1 McClenaghan to Rayudu, no run, makes room to cut the short of length delivery but picks out backward point

So another poor start from the openers means India are in deep trouble. In five outings, only once Rohit and Dhawan have added 50 or more and that tells the story. The New Zealand bowling didn't make life easy for them either. The lines and the lengths were bang on target asking a question almost every ball. Kohli and Rayudu need to share a big partnership if India are to avoid a whitewash here.

15.6 Matt Henry to Rayudu, 1 run, drives and gets a thick edge that rolls to third man and that will be drinks

15.5 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, good bounce for Matt Henry, length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu doesn't offer a shot though. Would have been very interesting as the ball bounced a bit more

15.4 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Rayudu leaves it for the keeper

15.3 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, another full delivery outside off stump, this time Rayudu mistimes the drive to mid-off

15.2 Matt Henry to Rayudu, FOUR, full outside off stump, Rayudu leans forward and drives well, there is no one at deep extra-cover and Rayudu picks up his first boundary

15.1 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, length ball around the off pole, Rayudu defends from the crease

14.6 McClenaghan to Kohli, no run, good length delivery angled across, left alone

14.4 McClenaghan to Rayudu, no run, looks to cut hard but the line was too close for the shot and the short of length delivery zooms past the outside edge

14.3 McClenaghan to Rayudu, no run, short on the off stump, Rayudu drops his wrists and lets it go

14.2 McClenaghan to Kohli, 1 run, rolls his wrists and pulls the short of length delivery along the ground to deep mid-wicket

14.1 McClenaghan to Kohli, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Kohli defends off the front foot

13.6 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Rayudu leaves it for Ronchi

13.5 Matt Henry to Rayudu, 2 runs, poor running by Kohli, should have been a certain three. Full delivery on the leg stump, Rayudu flicks it to deep square leg, Brendon gives chase and pulls it just inside the rope, Kohli thought it was a boundary and was just jogging for the second run

Three slips in place.

13.4 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Rayudu defends late from the crease

13.3 Matt Henry to Rayudu, no run, full and swinging away, left alone. That was very close to being called a wide

Ambati Rayudu, right handed bat, comes to the crease

13.2 Matt Henry to Rahane, out Lbw!! Bye, bye Rahane! Good length delivery on the off stump, Rahane tries to flick across the line, doesn't wait for the ball to come and tries to reach out, he misses and is struck plumb in front of off stump. The ball hit the right knee and went on to hit the back leg as well. Rahane lbw b Matt Henry 2(10)

Matt Henry to Rahane, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

13.1 Matt Henry to Rahane, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Rahane pushes it to mid-on

12.6 McClenaghan to Kohli, no run, in the air and just inches short of Guptill at cover. Again, a New Zealand fielder straightaway says, 'no it didn't carry.' Fullish delivery just outside off stump, Kohli pushes hard at it and hits it uppishly, Guptill dives forward but the ball doesn't carry

12.5 McClenaghan to Kohli, no run, full and angled across, Kohli thinks about playing the shot but pulls out at the last moment

12.2 McClenaghan to Kohli, 1 run, gently turns the short of length delivery to mid-wicket and gets off strike

12.1 McClenaghan to Rahane, 1 run, short on the off stump, Rahane cuts late past backward point

Mitchell McClenaghan [3.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

11.6 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, on a length and just outside off stump, Kohli respects it with a forward defence

11.5 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, full outside off stump, driven straight to mid-off

11.4 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, softly defended off the back foot

11.3 Matt Henry to Kohli, 2 runs, this time he times the flick very well as Henry bowls a fuller length delivery, the fielder at deep mid-wicket tidies up

11.2 Matt Henry to Kohli, 2 runs, shortish on the off stump, Kohli pulls but doesn't time it properly, it goes over the infield to deep mid-wicket

11.1 Matt Henry to Kohli, 2 runs, outside edge but flies past second slip. Kohli drives away from the body to this widish fuller length delivery outside off stump, a diving save at third man saves two for the hosts

10.6 Mills to Rahane, no run, another leave. Wide outside off stump, Rahane was just ball-watching

10.5 Mills to Rahane, no run, bouncer outside off stump, Rahane drops his wrists and lets it go

10.4 Mills to Rahane, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Rahane doesn't want to offer a shot

10.3 Mills to Rahane, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Rahane leaves it for the keeper

10.2 Mills to Kohli, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kohli guides it to square third man

10.1 Mills to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump, Kohli looks to turn it through mid-wicket but only manages to mistime it back to the bowler

9.5 Matt Henry to Dhawan, out Caught by Nathan McCullum!! Maiden ODI wicket for the youngster. He gets his reward for hitting the right areas. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan, with no feet movement pokes at the ball and gets a thick edge, the ball flies to second slip, the ball hits the hands and pops out but the fielder manages to clutch it with his chest. So both the openers are gone now. Dhawan c Nathan McCullum b Matt Henry 9(28) [4s-1]

Matt Henry to Dhawan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

9.4 Matt Henry to Dhawan, no run, bouncer on the leg stump, Dhawan sits under it to let it go

9.3 Matt Henry to Dhawan, no run, another fine inswinging fuller length delivery, almost a yorker, Dhawan just manages to dig it out

9.2 Matt Henry to Dhawan, no run, full and swinging in, Dhawan wanted to flick that but missed it, the ball hits him on the pad but would have gone down the leg side

9.1 Matt Henry to Dhawan, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan blocks it to point off the back foot

8.6 Mills to Kohli, no run, on a length this time, Kohli respects it with a forward defence

8.5 Mills to Kohli, no run, wanted to cut that short of length delivery outside off stump, but mistimed it completely, it goes to mid-off

8.4 Mills to Kohli, no run, driven nicely but Mills gets his right hand on the follow-through and half-stops the ball. Kohli met the fuller length delivery very well, but was deflected to mid-on

8.2 Mills to Dhawan, 1 run, waits for the short of length delivery to come and cuts very late to send it just past the diving second slip fielder to third man

8.1 Mills to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan defends from the crease to cover

7.6 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kohli doesn't want to disturb the line of this one and simply shoulders arms

7.5 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, had him feeling for the ball. Almost got the outside edge. Pretty similar to the previous delivery, full and wide outside off stump, Kohli could have easily let that go, instead he opts to push at it but the late outswing beats the bat

7.4 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, full and wide outside off stump, Kohli is not ready to play at those yet

7.3 Matt Henry to Kohli, FOUR, oh that is an authoritative shot from Kohli. This short of length delivery sat up nicely, Kohli got into a good position on the back foot very quickly and pulled it powerfully through mid-wicket

7.2 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, left alone. Good carry to the keeper

7.1 Matt Henry to Kohli, no run, hits the deck hard with a short of length delivery and makes the ball to nip back in, Kohli looks to work across the line but is hit on the thigh pad

Matt Henry, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6 Mills to Dhawan, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan defends off the back foot

6.5 Mills to Kohli, 3 runs, full on the leg stump, Kohli flicks it watchfully through mid-wicket and they are back for the third as the ball slows down in the deep

6.4 Mills to Kohli, no run, a tentative forward defence to this length ball outside off stump, the ball rolls to point

6.3 Mills to Kohli, no run, length delivery just outside off stump, Kohli defends from the crease

6.2 Mills to Kohli, no run, 'no,' says Kohli after pushing a fuller length delivery off the front foot to mid-off

5.6 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, this time a cracking cover drive but unfortunately picks out the fielder. Timed the full delivery extremeley well but can't get any runs

5.5 McClenaghan to Dhawan, FOUR, ah! Finally, someone has woken up Dhawan. Full delivery on the stumps, Dhawan flicks it wide of mid-on and it races away. First boundary of the Indian innings

5.4 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Dhawan shoulders arms

5.3 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, stays back and punches the short of length delivery to point

5.2 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, short of length delivery this time, defended off the back foot

5.1 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan drives it to mid-on who makes a good stop

4.6 Mills to Kohli, no run, covers the sticks and leaves the short of length delivery alone to the keeper

4.5 Mills to Kohli, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Kohli defends off the back foot

4.4 Mills to Kohli, no run, short delivery outside off stump, left alone

Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.3 Mills to Rohit, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! Was Rohit giving catching practice to his mates before the start of the game? He's done just that now, unfortunately, he's done that to a New Zealand player though. This was coming, they hardly were making an effort to get any runs. Yes the bowling was very good and tight but surely they could have at least rotated the strike. Nothing but a short of length delivery outside off stump, Rohit looks to guide it to third man, too close to the body to be playing that shot, in the end he picks out first slip who takes a fine catch to his right. Rohit c Ross Taylor b Mills 4(13)

Mills to Rohit, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.2 Mills to Rohit, 2 runs, makes room and gets underneath the length ball to loft it over the infield, it goes over mid-off and plugs in the deep, they manage to take a couple

4.1 Mills to Rohit, no run, fullish on the off stump, Rohit defends off the front foot

3.6 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, fullish on the off stump, defended off the front foot to mid-on

3.5 McClenaghan to Rohit, 1 run, back of a length again on the leg stump, tucked away to backward square leg

Ryder will not field for the entire innings as he suffered a blow on the knee while batting. Wellington Under-19 player Peter Young-Husband is the substitute.

3.4 McClenaghan to Rohit, no run, steeply rising short of length delivery on the stumps, Rohit fends it into the on-side

3.3 McClenaghan to Dhawan, 1 run, in the air again but falls well short of third man. Short and wide outside off stump, Dhawan upper cuts it for a single

3.2 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, short of length delivery just nipping away, Dhawan was squared up a touch as he tries to adjust and defend, he gets a thick edge but luckily it died down just in time on its way to second slip. Good spirit from McCullum, he didn't claim the catch and straightaway said 'I am not sure'

Caught at second slip but Nathan McCullum is not so sure if it carried cleanly. The umpires discuss and send it upstairs, looks like it has bounced just in front as we see on the zoomer. NOT OUT is the call!

3.1 McClenaghan to Dhawan, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Dhawan looks to cut uppishly but misses

2.6 Mills to Dhawan, 1 run, yes, no and eventually an overthrow as the fielder misses a direct hit at the non-striker's end, spoils what could have been back-to-back maiden overs for Mills. Dhawan pushes the short of length delivery to cover, thinks about the single, calls Rohit and then sends him back. Eventually no harm done though

2.5 Mills to Dhawan, no run, no room whatsoever. Good length delivery just shaping into the left-hander on the off stump, Dhawan leans forward and pushes it back to the bowler

2.4 Mills to Dhawan, no run, this bouncer was right on the off stump, Dhawan dropped his wrists and swayed out of line

0.6 Mills to Rohit, no run, play and a miss, a maiden over to start with for Mills. Draws Rohit forward with a fullish delivery, shapes the ball away and beats the outside edge as the batsman goes for the drive away from his body

0.5 Mills to Rohit, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Rohit defends off the back foot

0.4 Mills to Rohit, no run, cuts well but picks out Williamson at backward point. Just enough width for Rohit to free his arms, he meets the outswinging good length delivery very well but can't get any runs

0.3 Mills to Rohit, no run, softly pushes the short of length delivery to cover and looks for quick single, but they decide against it eventually

0.2 Mills to Rohit, no run, bang on target again, fullish on the off stump, Rohit blocks off the front foot

0.1 Mills to Rohit, no run, starts off with a fuller length delivery on the off stump, Rohit watchfully defends off the front foot

Rohit and Dhawan are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Mills will open the attack

Two slips in place.

The Indian openers stride out to the middle, facing another 300+ chase. Can the batsmen stand up to the charged up Kiwi pace battery?

India who are winless on this tour, will have another stiff task on their hands, in trying to chase the total down. Whether they do so, remains to be seen. One should keep an eye on Matt Henry - reputed to be quick and sharp with the ball. Will India handle him and the others, en-route to registering their first win? Or will New Zealand continue their winning run? All the answers in a short while. Do stay tuned. We will back in a jiffy.

It was once again the Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor show today. After the openers were gone, the middle-order tyros for the Kiwis stepped up to the plate with a 152-run stand for the third wicket. India didn't have an answer as they negated the spinners with ease, milking them to all parts of the Westpac Stadium. Williamson brought up his 5th fifty in a row, but couldn't convert it into a hundred. Taylor though, duly went on to complete back to back tons and was there till the 48th over. Some late hitting from Neesham pushed New Zealand over 300.

49.6 Shami to Neesham, byes, 1 run, Neesham tries to be cute, shuffles across to off to paddle, but Shami keeps it simple, full and following the batsman, who doesn't make contact. They sneak in a bye though. New Zealand end on 303.

Last ball coming up.

49.5 Shami to Ronchi, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Ronchi can only inside-edge a big shot onto his pad

49.4 Shami to Neesham, 1 run, full and on the stumps, flicked to deep mid wicket. Only the single this time

Shami has decided to come round the wicket now

49.3 Shami to Neesham, FOUR, 14 off the over and the 300 is up for the Kiwis. Shami can only look on in disgust. Full and sliding onto the pads, heaved away into the deep backward square leg fence. Neesham is finding his range at the death

49.2 Shami to Neesham, FOUR, now on the off-side. Low full toss outside off, sliced over point. Races away

49.1 Shami to Neesham, SIX, Shami misses his length and Neesham powers it for six. Full toss on the stumps, swung away flat and low over midwicket. A man in the crowd, wearing an Orange shirt, tries to catch it one-handed, leaning over the railing, but fails to do so

48.5 Bhuvneshwar to Ronchi, 1 run, perfect yorker on off, Ronchi can only toe-end it to long-off this time

48.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ronchi, FOUR, and again. This time it was a wide half-volley, Ronchi timed it well and it just beats long-off running to his right

48.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ronchi, FOUR, Ronchi has belted that over Bhuvneshwar, picks the low full toss and whacks it low and flat. No chance for long-off and long-on

48.2 Bhuvneshwar to Neesham, 1 run, yorker length on the stumps, Neesham edges it onto his pad, they take a single though

48.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ronchi, 1 run, low full toss, driven to long-on, without any timing

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [7.0-0-36-1] is back into the attack

Luke Ronchi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

47.6 Shami to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Dhawan at deep midwicket!! Ross Taylor falls and he walks off to a standing ovation. Went for the big slog to leg, skied it and Dhawan took a neat catch, judging the high ball and tumbling to take it. Great reception from the Wellington crowd, who send Taylor off. Ross Taylor c Dhawan b Shami 102(106) [4s-10 6s-1]

Shami to Ross Taylor, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

47.5 Shami to Ross Taylor, FOUR, Ross Taylor at his best! Back to back tons for him in ODIs and his glorious run this summer with the bat continues. Pulls through midwicket and the ball beats the chasing fielder. Removes the helmet and sticks his tongue out. Soaks in all the ovation as the crowd and the team management rise up on their feet. Special innings again today

47.4 Shami to Neesham, 1 run, good ball. Yorker length on the stumps, dug out to cover point

47.3 Shami to Neesham, SIX, finally Neesham has nailed one. Picks the slower delivery and lofts it over long-on. Caught in the crowd, two-handed, but not by anyone wearing an Orange shirt. No 100 grand for that catch.

47.2 Shami to Ross Taylor, leg byes, 1 run, slower delivery, on the pads, Ross Taylor misses out, off the pad and that's a leg-bye again

47.1 Shami to Neesham, 1 run, Neesham isn't timing them at all, tries to heave to leg, gets a thick inside half, single into the vacant midwicket

46.6 Aaron to Neesham, leg byes, 1 run, full and speared down leg, good bowling this - Neesham fails to flick it away. Ricochets off the pad for a leg-bye

46.5 Aaron to Neesham, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Neesham drives, gets a thick inside edge past off, past Dhoni as well, a couple taken by the time Rayudu throws it back

46.4 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full and on the stumps, driven wristily down to long-on

46.3 Aaron to Neesham, 1 run, Neesham didn't know where the ball went, after he played that. Low full toss, swung in, Neesham was aiming to go big over the on-side, gets a thick edge onto the pad. Ross Taylor calls him through for the quick single

46.2 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, the call was for two, but long-off does well as he charges the ball and keeps it to a single

46.1 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, full on the stumps, flicked to the straightish midwicket, Neesham has to be quick to go back as the throw comes in

45.6 Shami to Ross Taylor, 1 run, driven wide of cover, but that is stopped as well. Great bowling by Shami - in the 46th over, he has given away just 5 runs

45.5 Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, right on the money again, this was a near yorker length delivery on off, Taylor jams it out in the nick of time

45.4 Shami to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, nice and full on middle again, Taylor jabs a straight bat down and directs it to long on for a couple. He called two as soon as he hit that

45.3 Shami to Neesham, 1 run, pitched up on middle, Neesham drives it ram rod straight, this time he garners a single

44.3 Aaron to Neesham, 1 run, short on the stumps, pulled with no timing towards deep square leg

44.2 Aaron to Neesham, no run, short of length on off, defended to point with an open face

44.1 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full on off, pushed down the ground to long-on

Varun Aaron [8.0-0-48-2] is back into the attack

43.6 Kohli to Neesham, no run, opens the face of the bat and dabs it to backward point

James Neesham, left handed bat, comes to the crease

43.5 Kohli to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Rohit at cover!! Good leaping catch by Rohit. Brendon McCullum charges Kohli and drives, but cannot get it over the man inside the ring. So the drop catch by Shami hasn't proven to be too costly. Rohit, Rahane and Kohli are all smiles. Brendon McCullum c Rohit b Kohli 23(18) [4s-1 6s-1]

Kohli to Brendon McCullum, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

43.4 Kohli to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, cut through cover, Aaron runs around from sweeper cover and dives to keep it to a couple

43.2 Kohli to Ross Taylor, FOUR, make that 10 off 2 balls. Low full toss outside off, swung away through square leg, Ross Taylor picks the gap again and the ball runs away to the fence. This move to bowl Kohli isn't working

43.1 Kohli to Ross Taylor, SIX, that's Ross Taylor's first six of the series! Would you believe that? This is the new Taylor. But he brings out his favorite slog to leg, picks the length ball from outside off and swings it way over deep midwicket

Both Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum take a breather, sip on some drinks. We are ready to go again

42.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, cut wide of backward point, quick single taken as both batsmen scamper across

42.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, played into the off-side, calmly rotates the strike

42.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Brendon McCullum, 2 runs, dropped by Shami. That should have been taken. Brendon McCullum again charging Ravindra Jadeja and skying it way up, the Bengal pacer ran a long way, got there from long-on, got two hands, but couldn't hold on. How much will that cost India? Could be a costly drop

42.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, tapped to cover, single taken

42.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, comical stuff! Brendon McCullum stretched forward a long way to play that, lost his balance and stumbled all the way across the pitch, couldn't run at all, stumbled, stumbled and finally managed to complete the run. Rohit from cover took his time and threw, but missed, if he had hit, McCullum was gone. But he has a smile on his face, takes a moment to compose himself and has a chat to his partner. Good to see him take it in the right spirit.

42.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, Brendon McCullum is looking to take the attack to the bowlers now. Charges Ravindra Jadeja and heaves him wide of long-on, beats the fielder easily. Well timed hit that

41.6 Kohli to Ross Taylor, no run, tries to whip that to leg, but gets a sort of a leading edge back to Kohli

41.5 Kohli to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and dabs it with soft hands into the off-side, single taken

41.4 Kohli to Brendon McCullum, no run, Brendon McCullum was trying to dab that away on the off-side, but the ball snakes in late, so the Kiwi skipper adjusts and defends it back to the bowler

40.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, driven to the left of Ravindra Jadeja who dives and stops

40.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, drifting in on the stumps, defended back to Ravindra Jadeja

40.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Brendon McCullum squeezes the full delivery on the stumps, out wide of midwicket for a single

Ravindra Jadeja [7.0-0-40-0] is back into the attack

New Zealand have scored 42 for the loss of Williamson in the powerplay. Pretty decent stuff.

39.6 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's caught behind appeal is half-hearted and doesn't have any impact on Billy Bowden who calls for the over. Full and wide outside off, Ross Taylor played a square drive and missed. Wonder what Dhoni heard as there seemed to be no sound when the ball passed bat

39.5 Aaron to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, again good fielding from Rohit at cover, dives to his left and keeps the drive to a single. Aaron applauds that effort by clapping

39.4 Aaron to Brendon McCullum, no run, movement for Aaron, yorker length outside off, swung away and Brendon McCullum fails to squeeze it out. That was timed at 149kph. Real pace from Aaron

39.2 Aaron to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, angles the bat and runs it wide of point, they take a quick single

39.1 Aaron to Brendon McCullum, SIX, bang! Brendon McCullum has played a powerful pull, swivelled and hammered it away. Again dropped in the crowd by a guy wearing an Orange shirt.

38.6 Shami to Brendon McCullum, leg byes, 1 run, Shami is lucky that this delivery hasn't gone to the fence. It was again down leg, but Brendon McCullum's thigh pad got in the way

38.5 Shami to Ross Taylor, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and guides it in front of point, quick single taken

38.4 Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, the slower short delivery outside off, Ross Taylor leaps up and tries to cut, but fails to make contact. Perhaps the slowness of the delivery deceived him

38.3 Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, driven hard and wide of cover, who dives to his right and stops it. Saved runs there

38.2 Shami to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, looks to punch on the off-side, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball runs away to third man. Another couple of runs

38.1 Shami to Ross Taylor, FOUR, wrong line and certainly shouldn't be bowling there with the short fine up, Ross Taylor helps himself to a boundary with a faint tickle off the pads

Shami is back

37.6 Aaron to Brendon McCullum, no run, sharp short of length delivery on off, Brendon McCullum gets forward to defend and the bat turns on impact as the ball meets the blade. Dribbles away to cover. Very good over that from Aaron in the powerplay - who was spoken to for a long time by Dhoni during the drinks break

37.4 Aaron to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, length on the stumps, flicked to deep mid wicket, is off the mark immediately

Brendon McCullum, right handed bat, comes to the crease

A slight holdup in play as there is someone in blue moving right behind the bowler's arm. Baz wants that sorted and he is happy after the issue has been taken care of. Ready to go again.

37.3 Aaron to Williamson, out Caught by Rahane at point!! Williamson falls without getting a ton again. 5th time he has done so in the series. Full and wide outside off, Williamson played a nice lofted square drive, the timing and the power were there too, but he picked out one of India's best fielders - Rahane - who held on to a sharp catch at head height. Enter Baz. Williamson c Rahane b Aaron 88(91) [4s-8 6s-1]

Aaron to Williamson, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

37.2 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, full on the pads, flicked away to the man in the deep at deep backward square

Drinks are on the field now. New Zealand have been propped up by the redoubtable Ross Taylor and the dependable Williamson again. They are just about getting into top gear in the powerplay overs. Still the dangerous Baz, Neesham and Ronchi to come. Expect a score of around 300.

36.6 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, 1 run, the 150-run stand has come with a delicate dab to third man

36.5 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, FOUR, superbly ramped away. Short and outside off, Williamson is in the perfect position to employ the ramp, does so, the ball teases the chasing third man, but eventually beats him to the rope. Williamson and Ross Taylor punch gloves after that

36.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, 1 run, worked off the hips to backward square leg, that single brings up 300 runs for Ross Taylor in the series

36.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, FOUR, the trademark Ross Taylor heave to leg. Takes the length delivery from off and smashes it away, two bounces and over the ropes. Emphatic hit

A bit of a delay as Mahendra Singh Dhoni has asked for a helmet - he is coming to stand up to the stumps. Back ready to go again

36.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, wide, Ross Taylor shuffles across to off, Bhuvneshwar bowls the slower delivery, but it is down leg. Wide called

36.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, no run, in the air but dies down before the bowler. This was a well disguised slower one on off, Taylor is early into the shot, he is duped by the lack of pace as he pushes at it, luckily for Taylor the ball drops well shy of Bhuvneshwar

36.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ross Taylor, no run, good length delivery on off, No is the call from Taylor as he pushes it back to Bhuvneshwar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar [6.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack

35.6 Shami to Ross Taylor, 1 run, 135kph length delivery on off, Taylor employs the open face of the bat as he runs it towards backward point

35.5 Shami to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length and close to off, Williamson drops it in front of cover for a quick single

35.4 Shami to Williamson, SIX, sheer class! This was fullish and outside off, Williamson lifts this over long off, almost nonchalantly. Meanwhile, a fan in the crowd wearing an Orange shirt spills the catch one-handed. Had a lot of stuff like the Indian flag in his right-hand, also his mate standing next to him distracted him for a while, which forced him to spill the catch. Got his hand to the ball, but it went down. Loses the chance to get 100 grand. But good to see him smiling after that though.

35.3 Shami to Ross Taylor, 1 run, pitched up on middle, slower in pace as well, excellent whip of the wrists as Taylor directs it to long on

35.2 Shami to Ross Taylor, no run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Taylor cuts it but cannot get it past backward point

35.1 Shami to Williamson, 1 run, a touch fuller on off, Williamson drives it back to the bowler, who deflects it to mid on, helping the batsmen's cause of pinching a single

34.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, on a length on middle and leg, Taylor works it behind square leg

34.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run, marginally tossed up on off, Williamson eases it to long off

34.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, 2 runs, quicker on off, Williamson drives it to the vacant mid-off region and hares across for a couple

34.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, flatter on middle, worked away to mid-on

34.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, pushed back to the bowler

34.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, FOUR, Williamson skips down track, opens up his body and lofts his inside out over extra cover. Top shot!

33.6 Kohli to Williamson, 1 run, pitched up just a shade outside off, Williamson directs it to long off

33.5 Kohli to Williamson, no run, on a length and close to off, Williamson chops it square on the off-side

33.4 Kohli to Ross Taylor, 1 run, dipping full toss on middle, Taylor gets forward and drives it to long on

33.3 Kohli to Williamson, 1 run, a tad overpitched and outside off, drilled to long off

33.2 Kohli to Williamson, no run, fullish on middle, driven back to the bowler

33.1 Kohli to Williamson, FOUR, dug in outside off, Williamson bends his knee and pull it away to deep mid-wicket in a controlled fashion

32.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, much flatter on the stumps, Taylor now defends it to the right of Jaddu

32.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, blocked back to the bowler

32.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, quicker on leg, Taylor aims to work it away but does not connect the shot. He is rapped on the pads but the ball was sneaking down leg. India's lbw appeal is flushed down the drain

32.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, on a length and close to off, Taylor cuts it late to third man. Taylor nearly picked it off the keeper's gloves

A leg slip in place now..

32.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run, much quicker and on off, bunted to cover

32.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, Taylor eases it to long off as he moves to 55

31.6 Kohli to Ross Taylor, 1 run, pitched up on the stumps, Taylor plunges forward and drives it nicely to long on

31.5 Kohli to Ross Taylor, no run, close to off-again as Taylor directs it wide of point

31.4 Kohli to Ross Taylor, no run, on a length and close to off, Taylor pushes it to the off-side but does not thread the gap

30.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, FOUR, another sweep and the result is the same. Williamson goes down and sweeps this much squarer, the ball rushes away behind square leg. New Zealand are motoring along smoothly now. India's early advantage has faded away

30.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, FOUR, tossed up on middle, Williamson bends down and brings out a nifty sweep that reaches the fine leg fence

30.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, pushed back to the bowler

30.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, on a length and just outside off, directed to short third man

30.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, driven down the ground to long on

28.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, FOUR, dragged in short and outside off, Williamson, having created room, has ample leverage to place the cut square of the wicket on the off-side, the ball fizzes away to the fence

28.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, quicker and just outside off, bunted to mid-off

24.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run, quicker annd close to off, Williamson chops it late past Mahendra Singh Dhoni to short third man

23.6 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, pushed through on middle and leg, Williamson tucks it away in front of square to keep strike

23.5 Ashwin to Williamson, 2 runs, Williamson now plays a lofted drive straight down the ground for a brace

23.4 Ashwin to Williamson, FOUR, on a length and outside off, Williamson skips down the track after making some room and then lifts this over extra cover

23.3 Ashwin to Williamson, no run, use of feet from Williamson as he drives this one back to Ashwin

23.2 Ashwin to Williamson, no run, flatter on middle, pushed back to the bowler

23.1 Ashwin to Williamson, 2 runs, quicker carrom ball outside off, Williamson bunts it to vacant mid off for a brace. Wonderful running between the wickets

22.6 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, no run, gives this plenty of air on middle, Taylor defends it back to Ravindra Jadeja

22.5 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run, much fuller on middle, driven to long on for a comfortable single

22.4 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, flatter and outside off, Williamson cuts it late to short third man

22.3 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, no run, back of a length and close to off, Williamson hangs nack and punches it to mid-off

22.2 Ravindra Jadeja to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, Taylor turns it to short mid wicket for a brisk single

22.1 Ravindra Jadeja to Williamson, 1 run, starts with a fizzer on middle and leg, pushed down to long on

Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

A slip in for Jaddu..

21.6 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, FOUR, shortish and outside off, Taylor rocks back in a flash and cuts it away behind point, Taylor's off-side play is a sight to behold

Jaddu is seen warming up..

21.5 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, quicker and fuller on middle, eased to long on

21.4 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, Ross Taylor opens the face of the bat a touch and taps it to cover

21.3 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length quicker delivery on middle and leg, pushed back to Ashwin

21.2 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson skips down the track and tuck it away to deep mid wicket

21.1 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, slower through the air on middle, bunted to long on

20.6 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, Taylor cuts it away to deep backward point as the partnership continues to grow

20.5 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, fullish on off, drawing Taylor into a forward defensive push to cover

20.4 Aaron to Ross Taylor, FOUR, 50 off the partnership comes up. This was a 'hit me' delivery wide outside off, Taylor cracks it away to the square third man fence. He is too good a player to miss out

20.3 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, slightly back of a length and on off, Taylor negotiates it with a solid block

19.4 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, much slower through the air on off, Taylor fetches it from there and nudges it away to the leg-side

19.3 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, flatter on middle, pushed to a widish mid-on

19.2 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, worked away to mid wicket for a run

19.1 Ashwin to Williamson, 2 runs, tossed up on middle and leg, Williamson uses his feet and lifts it over the infield to deep mid wicket, where Dhawan makes a sprawling dive to restrict it to a couple

18.6 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, keeps it back of a length on off at a good pace, Taylor defends it sans any fuss

18.5 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, 147kph cross seam back of a length just outside off, Taylor rises off his feet as he directs this one square towards point

18.4 Aaron to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Williamson pushes it forcefully to deep cover

18.3 Aaron to Williamson, no run, shortish and on off, Williamson gets on top of the bounce and defends it in front of cover

18.2 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, 143kph back of a length delivery on middle, Taylor hops up and fends it towards square leg

18.1 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, 142kph length delivery on middle, Taylor comes on the front foot to defend

17.6 Ashwin to Williamson, FOUR, this time he gains a boundary. Ashwin perists with the leg-stump line, Williamson lofts this one over to the long on fence. Good, positive batting from Williamson

17.5 Ashwin to Williamson, 2 runs, pushed through quicker on leg again, Williamson lofts it over mid-on with a straight bat

17.4 Ashwin to Williamson, no run, quicker on middle, Williamson takes a step forward and defends it well

17.3 Ashwin to Williamson, no run, quicker and fuller on middle and leg, squeezed out to the on-side

17.2 Ashwin to Williamson, 2 runs, flatter on middle, Williamson crumps it to deep mid wicket for a couple

17.1 Ashwin to Williamson, no run, tossed up on off, Williamson takes a step forward to smother the spin

16.6 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, on a length and just a smidge outside off, Taylor square drives it to point

16.5 Aaron to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson rides the bounce of this 146kph shortish one outside off and runs it away to third man

16.4 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 1 run, straying on the pads, Taylor helps it along its way to fine leg

16.3 Aaron to Ross Taylor, FOUR, width on offer and Taylor punishes Aaron. This was a tad overpitched and outside off, Taylor transfers his weight on to the front foot and drives it expertly between extra cover and long off for his third boundary

16.2 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, 143kph delivery on middle, Taylor comes on the front foot and defends it back to Aaron

16.1 Aaron to Williamson, 1 run, 141kph length delivery close to off, Williamson angles his bat and guides it to third man

The Indian bowlers pulled their socks up and zeroed in on the right lines and lengths to leave New Zealand in early trouble at 61-2. They will have to keep the good working going if they are to pull off a win.

15.6 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Williamson dabs it to point to usher Drinks

15.5 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, Taylor taps it to Dhawan at widish mid on and calls through his partner for a swift single

15.4 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, gives this some air on leg, Ross Taylor defends it to mid-wicket

15.3 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, use of the feet from Williamson as he pushes it to deep backward point for a single

15.2 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, pushed through quicker on middle, milked down to long on

15.1 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, flatter on leg, Williamson stretches forward and works it away to long on

14.6 Aaron to Ross Taylor, FOUR, 145kph fuller delivery but Taylor does not care as he creams the drive past cover, the ball sped away to the fence

14.5 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, good length delivery on off, luring Taylor in a forward defensive push to cover again

14.4 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller and attacking the off-stump, Taylor props forward and bunts it to cover

14.3 Aaron to Williamson, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, Williamson stays in the crease and cuts it uppishly but the ball bounces in front of square third man

14.2 Aaron to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, fullish and on the stumps, Ross Taylor drives it superbly straight down the ground, Shami from mid-on rushes back and saves a run for his side

14.2 Aaron to Ross Taylor, wide, Aaron splays it down leg, easy call for the umpire

14.1 Aaron to Ross Taylor, FOUR, pitched up and outside off, Ross Taylor drives on the up, he did not middle it as well as he would have liked but it had enough impetus to reach the square boundary on the off-side

13.6 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flatter outside off, Ross Taylor directs it in front of third man to pinch a single. End of a disciplined first over from Ashwin

13.5 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, spinning across the right hander, who plays and misses

13.4 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, gives this some air on middle, defended back to the bowler

13.3 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, pushed through quicker on leg, Ross Taylor whisks it away to mid-wicket

13.2 Ashwin to Ross Taylor, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, pushed to mid-on

13.1 Ashwin to Williamson, 1 run, quicker on the hips, Williamson goes on the back foot and nudges it to deep square leg

Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

First sign of spin as Ashwin enters the fray with a slip as support..

12.6 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, a vociferous appeal for LBW. Rod Tucker shakes his head in disapproval. This was a good length delivery tailing in, Ross Taylor inches forward to defend, the ball kisses the inside edge of the bat. Otherwise, Taylor was a dead duck

12.5 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, 144kph length delivery on leg, Ross Taylor misses the flick and is rapped on the pads. The ball appeared to be heading down leg

12.4 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, fullish and on off, Ross Taylor pats it to mid-wicket

12.3 Aaron to Ross Taylor, no run, 143kph bouncer outside off, Taylor does not bother with it

Ross Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ross Taylor, fresh from an incredible ton in Hamilton walks in with New Zealand in early strife at 41-2. Two slips greet him to the middle

12.2 Aaron to Guptill, out Caught by Shami!! Having spilled Guptill earlier, Aaron redeems himself with the ball. This was a good length delivery on leg, Guptill tamely chips it over to mid-on, where Shami makes no mistake this time. Just when Guptill was appearing to get into his groove, he perishes. Guptill c Shami b Aaron 16(35) [4s-2]

Aaron to Guptill, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

12.1 Aaron to Guptill, 2 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, Guptill stays back and punches it past cover, Kohli from mid-off runs back to cut it off

11.6 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, no run, fullish and on middle and leg as Williamson leans forward and drives it to mid-on

11.6 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, wide, another bouncer, this one was well short and outside off, prompting the umpire to call it a wide

11.5 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, no run, bouncer outside off, Williamson crouches low and allows it sail through to Dhoni

11.4 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, 1 run, length delivery on middle and leg, Guptill turns it to mid on

11.3 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, FOUR, length delivery just outside off, Guptill's eyes were lit up as he illustrates a lofted drive over the head of the bowler to the long off fence. He eased it to the fence

11.2 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, good length delivery on off, Guptill inches forward and pats it to cover

10.6 Aaron to Williamson, no run, 144kph back of a length delivery close to off, Williamson drops it in front of point and looks to set off but realising the danger involved he shuts down the possibility of a single

10.5 Aaron to Williamson, 2 runs, short delivery sneaking down leg, Williamson gloves the pull away to fine leg for a brace

10.4 Aaron to Williamson, no run, pitched up on off, Williamson presses forward and offers a defensive push to mid-off

10.3 Aaron to Williamson, no run, good length delivery angled across, Williamson elects it to let it pass to Dhoni

10.2 Aaron to Williamson, no run, back of a length delivery on middle, Williamson defends it off the back foot

Aaron was diving to his right when the ball was coming straight to him. The hands were in no position to accept the catch.

10.1 Aaron to Williamson, no run, right on the money, full on middle with a bit of outward shape, Williamson keeps it out

Varun Aaron, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Can Aaron make amends with the ball now? Kohli has a quiet word with the pacer now..

9.6 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, good length delivery on off, Guptill inches forward to negotiate it

9.5 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, length delivery around off, Guptill stays back and directs it to point

9.4 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Guptill pushes it wide of cover

9.3 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, Guptill gets to turn it away to the leg-side, gets a leading edge that drops in front of the bowler

9.2 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, Dropped and Aaron is the guilty culprit! The glum face of Dhoni tells you the story. This was shortish and outside off, Guptill mistimes the pull, he plays a flat batted shot off the front foot to mid-on, where Aaron makes a hash of it. He did not even get a hand on to the chance, the ball hit his boot and died down

9.1 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, 1 run, fullish and on off, Williamson angled his bat from the crease and steers it away to third man

8.6 Shami to Guptill, no run, length delivery on middle, Guptill defends it and cries out 'No' to Williamson

8.5 Shami to Guptill, FOUR, fullish and around off, Guptill slices the drive and gets it between cover and point to the sweeper cover fence. He was not in total control of that shot

8.4 Shami to Williamson, 1 run, similar length on middle and leg, Williamson taps it to the right of the bowler and calls through Guptill for a swift single

8.3 Shami to Williamson, no run, back of a length and outside off, Williamson moves deep in the crease and pushes it to cover

8.2 Shami to Guptill, 1 run, good length delivery on off, Guptill prods across and turns it behind square on the on-side

8.1 Shami to Guptill, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the hips, Guptill glances it deftly to long leg, the outcome is a couple

7.6 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, no run, length ball on the stumps which is defended neatly by Williamson

7.5 Bhuvneshwar to Williamson, no run, pitched up and nipping in, Williamson is aware of it as he shoulders arms judiciously

Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease

7.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, out Caught by Rahane!! The pressure has got the better of Ryder. This was a regulation length delivery shaping away a touch outside off, Ryder flails at it, the outside edge is elicited and it flies through to gully, where Rahane juggles and pouches it on the second attempt to signal doom for Ryder. Another start gone begging for the big opener. Ryder c Rahane b Bhuvneshwar 17(26) [4s-1 6s-1]

Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

7.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Ryder defends it back to Bhuvneshwar

7.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, FOUR, length delivery outside off, Ryder takes the aerial route and thwacks it to the long-on fence. New Zealand are desperate to get a move on

7.1 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, 1 run, alert running between the wicket. This was fullish and on off, Guptill presses it in front of mid off and scampers for a quick single

Shami is in his rhythm. He is also cranking up the speed gun..

6.6 Shami to Ryder, no run, Shami now invests in a back of a length ball outside off, Ryder hangs back and unfurls a solid punch straight to the fielder at cover-point

6.5 Shami to Ryder, no run, Ryder gets forward and defends it this good length delivery on middle just wide of the bowler to mid-on

6.4 Shami to Ryder, no run, good length delivery on off, Ryder stays in the crease and defends it towards point

6.3 Shami to Ryder, no run, back of a length delivery on leg, Ryder looks to force it to the leg-side but no dice as he his struck above the pads

6.2 Shami to Ryder, no run, 140kph fullish and just nipping away outside off, Ryder shoulders arms again as the ball scuttles through to Dhoni

6.1 Shami to Ryder, no run, fuller and on off, Ryder inches forward and drives it to mid-off

5.6 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, pitched up and tailing in at the last second, Guptill is aware of the movement as he lets it pass to Dhoni

5.5 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, fullish and shaping in on off, Guptill blocks it to the leg-side

5.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Ryder plunges forward and drives it past a diving cover for a single

5.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, no run, good length delivery on off from round the stumps, Ryder gets forward and blocks it calmly

5.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, SIX, that is a Ryder special! This was on a length and on the pads, Ryder picks it up from there and deposits it over backward square leg with an uppish flick. Now that hit must have loosened the shackles a bit

5.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, no run, good length delivery seeking the top of off, Ryder defends it to cover

4.6 Shami to Ryder, 1 run, on a length and well outside off, Ryder goes for a booming drive away from the body with the resultant outside edge flying wide of gully to third man

4.5 Shami to Ryder, no run, similar length and outside off, Ryder stands tall and punches it but straight to the fielder at cover-point

4.4 Shami to Ryder, no run, back of a length and around off, Ryder offers a defensive push to point

4.4 Shami to Ryder, wide, Shami loses his radar again as Shami strays down leg, Dhoni goes up for an ambitious caught behind appeal but the umpire nips it in the bud, labelling it a wide

4.3 Shami to Ryder, no run, back of a length and on off, Ryder punches it off the back foot but is unable to thread the off-side gap

4.2 Shami to Ryder, no run, pitched up and shaping away outside off, Ryder drives with his feet paralysed and gets beaten

4.1 Shami to Ryder, no run, back of a length and slanted across, Ryder lifts his bat and lets it go to Dhoni

4.1 Shami to Ryder, wide, bangs this bumper down leg, Ryder half-ducks, the umpire deems it a wide

3.6 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Guptill elects to block this one off the front foot

3.5 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, good length delivery on middle, Guptill gets forward and pushes it gently to the man at mid-on whose sprawling dive denies Guptill the possibility of a single

3.4 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, leg byes, 1 run, on a length and on the pads, Ryder does not connect the whip to mid-wicket, the duo sneak in a leg-bye though

3.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, no run, good length delivery on off, Ryder blocks it well

3.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, 2 runs, similar length and outside off, Ryder stands tall and punches it square of the wicket on the off-side, Jaddu hustles across and limits it to just a couple

3.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, 2 runs, slightly back of a length on middle and leg, Ryder pushes it wide of mid-on for a brace

A gully comes in for Bhuvi..

2.6 Shami to Guptill, no run, slightly back of a length and on middle and leg, defended to square leg with minimal feet movement. Back to back maidens for Shami

2.5 Shami to Guptill, no run, back of a length and close to off as Shami tucks up Guptill, who chops it in front of square on the off-side again

2.4 Shami to Guptill, no run, back of a length and outside off, Guptill camps on the back foot, drops it in front of Kohli at point and hunts for a speedy single but decides against it at the last second and wisely so

2.3 Shami to Guptill, no run, 140kph bouncer outside off, Guptill commits himself to a pull but fails to make any contact as the ball sails through to Dhoni

2.2 Shami to Guptill, no run, back of a length delivery hurrying on to Guptill, who leaps off his feet to defend in vain

2.1 Shami to Guptill, no run, good length delivery on off, no width at all, Guptill defends it to the off-side, just adjacent to the pitch

1.6 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, 1 run, streaky from Guptill but he will be relieved to get off the mark. This was a good length delivery on off, Guptill aims to force it away to mid-wicket, he closes the face of the bat palpably early, the leading edge squirts away to third man

1.5 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, fullish and on off, Guptill pats it to mid-off

1.4 Bhuvneshwar to Guptill, no run, an absolute corker! This one pitched on off and seamed away past the tentative prod of Guptill. That was not far away from kissing the outside edge of Guptill

1.3 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, 1 run, Bhuvneshwar errs in line as he drifts this one on the pads, Ryder glances it away to fine leg to open his account

1.2 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, no run, pitched up and swerving away outside off, Ryder excercises good judgement by leaving it well alone

1.1 Bhuvneshwar to Ryder, no run, good length delivery on middle and leg, Ryder blocks it to the on-side

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Bhuvi with the other new ball...

0.6 Shami to Guptill, no run, 139kph back of a length delivery just a shade outside off, Guptill stands tall and directs it square to point. Tight maiden over first up from Shami..

0.4 Shami to Guptill, no run, good length delivery on off, Guptill gets forward and inside edges it on to his pads

0.3 Shami to Guptill, no run, back of a length delivery on the hips, Guptill aims to flick it away but the ball hits the thigh pad and dribbles towards square leg

0.2 Shami to Guptill, no run, good length delivery on middle, Guptill props forward and defends it to mid-on

0.1 Shami to Guptill, no run, back of a length delivery slanted across, Guptill sways away, good carry through to Dhoni as well

Guptill and Ryder are at the crease. Guptill is on strike. Shami will open the attack

The players walk out to the center. Martin Guptill is taking his guard.. Shami with the new ball. Two slips in place for the Bengal pacer.

Rayudu: 'Yeah, we want to win this one. We are determined to do well. I got off to a good start in the last game. Hopefully I convert it here. The most important thing is to make runs. Hopefully I get a big one today'.

Rayudu spoke to Simon Doull just before the start of the game..

Brendon McCullum: 'We would have bowled first as well. It looks quite dry and hard. We will have to execute the blueprint we have talked about all through the summer. Matt Henry is making his debut. Anderson and McClenaghan are back. He will get as much support as possible. We will like to continue with the winning ways and make a statement to world cricket'.

MS Dhoni: 'We are looking to bowl first on a surface that won't change much. The wicket is quite hard. It is quite similar to the Napier wicket. It is all about building on pressure and how individuals react to pressure. It is important to get off to a get start and convert it. The bowlers will have to work in partnerships. We are looking for a win in the last game'.

With Dhawan coming back, Stuart Binny has been relegated to the sidelines. Matt Henry, who has has trumpeted by the New Zealand selectors in the same breath as Bennett and Milne has been handed his debut. So New Zealand unleash another quick on the Indian batsmen, who have been found wanting against the short ball.

This may be an inconsequential rubber but with New Zealand in red hot form and India desperate to eke out a victory in addition to gaining some valuable preparation ahead of the World Cup, an engaging duel awaits us. Good day and welcome to the fifth and final ODI at Wellington. Toss and team details to follow shortly...

Baz, who sealed the series with a six in Hamilton has already warned India that the hosts will not be resting on their heels and will look to carry on the momentum to finish the series 4-0. Uncapped pacer, Matt Henry has been called up as a cover for Southee and Anderson, both of whom are carrying niggles. For India, It will be interesting to view if Ishwar Pandey and Amit Mishra get a look in today. With Dhoni confirming the fact that Kohli opening the batting was just a minor aberration, Dhawan is expected to return to the team and occupy the top order alongside Rohit.

The mighty mauled. Pride tattered. The series out of grasp. The Number 1 ranking snatched away. With all the question marks swelling to a crescendo, MS Dhoni will expect his men, particularly the bowlers, to come out with all guns blazing to snap India's 7-match winless streak in ODIs. Meanwhile, it has been quite rosy for New Zealand, barring the tied encounter.

Preview

The series is gone. India now only have pride to play for against New Zealand in the fifth and final ODI at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Friday. MS Dhoni's plans of getting acclimatised to these conditions ahead of the World Cup have crashed as his bowlers continued to disappoint. Barring some spectacular innings, India have had nothing to take away from the ODIs so far. New Zealand on the other hand have sent out a strong signal to the world - they won't be easy meat in next year's event.

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum's leadership, New Zealand's batting and some intelligent bowling against a powerful batting line-up have been the biggest positives for the hosts. They dominated West Indies earlier this year but their real test was always going to be against India.

New Zealand had travelled to India months before the 2011 World Cup and Gautam Gambhir had led a routing of the Black Caps. India were ready for the mega event at home. Likewise, this could be New Zealand's moment ahead of 2015. The likes of Kane Williamson, Corey Anderson and Tim Southee will be key while senior batsmen Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum have just emphasised their class through the series.

With the Test series starting next week, New Zealand will leave nothing to chance and they would be desperate to finish the ODIs on a high before the first of two Tests starts on February 6.

Key Players: Williamson has scored four half-centuries from four games in the series, Taylor has two fifties and a century, Guptill has been strong at the top, Anderson has been dangerous with both bat and ball, Southee has taken key wickets at crucial times as has McClenaghan. Pretty much all the New Zealand players have been in top form, which explains their sheer consistency through the series.

India: This has been a wasted opportunity for the visitors. MS Dhoni is the kind of captain who believes in planning long term and he would have banked on the ODIs against New Zealand to get some valuable practice ahead of the World Cup. But he has been left disappointed by his bowlers, whose lack of discipline led to the debacle. It won't be fair to blame just the bowlers though, as the batting has not been top notch either.

Maybe Dhoni will take something back from the series, maybe the bowlers have learnt some valuable lessons on the length to bowled in New Zealand or maybe not. A livid Indian captain urged his bowlers to use their brains in a rare public outburst. Can they do it on Friday before the Test series get underway? Or will it be another familiar tale? It has been a frustrating series with the bowlers repeating their mistakes and the batsmen getting out at key moments.

It is likely India will make some changes for the final game. Shikhar Dhawan will be back after missing the fourth ODI as Virat Kohli slips back to his usual number three to give the middle order more solidity. Suresh Raina is likely to sit out again as India persist with Ambati Rayudu for the second game on the trot.

Key Players: Dhoni has been India's best player in the series with scores of 40, 56, 50 and 79 not out and is now just one short of 8000 ODI runs. The captain has led from the front but his men have refused to follow his example. Virat Kohli was outstanding in the first two matches but failed to get going for the next two. However, he is too good a player to miss out for long.

The biggest positive for India has been Ravindra Jadeja's all-round show - two successive, unbeaten fifties and economical spells seem to have solved India's problems of a genuine all-rounder.

Quotes:

The spinners bowled quite well and then the fast bowlers came back on and they again gave away runs freely, which meant that we weren't able to hang on to the pressure created by the spinners. It was a disappointing bowling performance from the fast bowlers. - MS Dhoni, India captain

To beat a very, very good Indian team, especially in these conditions which I thought were more favourable to them, it was an emphatic win. We closed out the series which we have been talking about all through the summer, so we are really pleased with the effort. - Brendon McCullum, New Zealand captain